Asian Studies

With visiting expert, Mr Noboru Uchiyama, General Manager, Investor Relations Europe, Panasonic Corporation. In April 2019, the EU adopted new regulation to reduce CO2 emission from cars and set targets for 2025 and 2030. Electric Vehicles (EVs) and battery technologies offer several environmental benefits compared to the conventional combustion engine. However, the penetration of EV cars has not been at the level that the market expected in some countries. This public examines EV technologies, policies and current societal issues from the battery manufacturer’s perspective. Synge Theatre, Arts Building

This weekly lunchtime conversation group will allow Japanese learners of all levels to develop their conversation skills in a casual, lunchtime environment. Feel free to bring your lunch and find some new conversation partners at the same time. No registration is needed, and all are welcome – whatever your level of Japanese! Running this term for five weeks from 14 Nov to 12 December. TCAS Seminar Room 2011 (Arts Building Annex – entrance beside the Douglas Hyde Gallery).

Dr. Peter Hamilton recently appeared on Marian Finucane's radio programme on RTE Radio 1 to discuss the ongoing protests in Hong Kong.

A range of generous support is available for 2019/20 applicants to the M.Phil. in Chinese Studies. Exceptional candidates from a strong academic background will be considered for a full-time tuition waiver for either EU or non-EU fees (worth €8,832/€18,849) and a monthly stipend of €1,000. Additional scholarship schemes are also available for both full-time and part-time M.Phil. applicants (including fee waivers or stipends). Applicants must apply online by 1 May 2019, for entry to the M.Phil. programme in September 2019.

The work of TCAS instructor Mr Chang Zhang has been included in an international repository of good practices in language learning involving ICT. The repository is managed by the E-Lengua project, coordinated by the University of Salamanca. "The Story of Chinese Characters" provides a flipped classroom assisted by the use of a series of educational videos, implemented in the intermediate level Mandarin Chinese classes in TCD in 2017-18.